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  • By now, Khari Blasingame is pretty much over his injuries so this must be a healthy scratch. He was able to practice in full on Friday. So unless he had a setback after he had practiced earlier in the week on a limited basis, you'd have to think he's healthy. So what Shane Waldron is saying to everyone is he can get the run blocked without a fullback today. Considering they haven't had it blocked without one, maybe it would have been good to try it with one? Just saying.
  • Sky starting to clear out now and a bit of a drizzle and the fog are gone. Should be around 70 but the wind is 15 mph out of the north-northeast, which will make it tough on kicking.
  • Keenan Allen, as expected, will try to play but how effective he is remains to be seen. He hasn't played since Week 1, has been plagued by this painful heel condition since the middle of August, when some people were starting silly rumors that he was slow and out of shape. However, just having another potential open receiver over the middle somewhere for Caleb Williams can't hurt and can draw the crowd away from Cole Kmet and/or Gerald Everett as well.
  • It's safe to say when the Bears were done adding offseason talent, not a lot of people felt Matt Pryor figured prominently in their starting lineup. Yet, for now they love him as an option at right guard over Nate Davis, who seems to have had his groin injury issue since the middle of training camp if not earlier. Matt Eberflus said they would turn to Pryor again this week at starting right guard.
  • The Rams have made Xavier Smith their return man and he is active this week with jersey No. 19.
  • A fog rolling in here in pregame, blocking off the view of downtown a great deal. Is it a 1988 playoff fog? Anyone there would never forget it.

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This article first appeared on Chicago Bears on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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